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''Super Atragon'' (''Shin Kaitei Gunkan'') is a two-part anime OVA animated by Phoenix entertainment, made in 1995, with a total running time (excluding credits) of a little over 1.5 hours. It centres on a {{Phlebotinum}}-powered [[MilitaryMashupMachine submarine-battleship]] named the ''Ra''. It has the same plot premise as the old Japanese SciFi {{Tokusatsu}} movie ''Film/{{Atragon}}'' ''(Kaitei Gunkan)'', and the two novels that it was based upon[[note]]''The Undersea Warship'' by Shunrō Oshikawa and ''The Undersea Kingdom'' by Shigeru Komatsuzaki[[/note]]. It could be seen as a HumongousMecha show as it uses many of the genre's tropes, but with a {{Dieselpunk}} battleship instead of a robot.

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''Super Atragon'' (''Shin Kaitei Gunkan'') is a two-part anime OVA animated by Phoenix entertainment, Entertainment, made in 1995, with a total running time (excluding credits) of a little over 1.5 hours. It centres on a {{Phlebotinum}}-powered [[MilitaryMashupMachine submarine-battleship]] named the ''Ra''. It has the same plot premise as the old Japanese SciFi {{Tokusatsu}} movie ''Film/{{Atragon}}'' ''(Kaitei Gunkan)'', and the two novels that it was based upon[[note]]''The Undersea Warship'' by Shunrō Oshikawa and ''The Undersea Kingdom'' by Shigeru Komatsuzaki[[/note]]. It could be seen as a HumongousMecha show as it uses many of the genre's tropes, but with a {{Dieselpunk}} battleship instead of a robot.
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''Super Atragon'' (''Shin Kaitei Gunkan'') is a two-part anime OVA made in 1995, with a total running time (excluding credits) of a little over 1.5 hours. It centres on a {{Phlebotinum}}-powered [[MilitaryMashupMachine submarine-battleship]] named the ''Ra''. It has the same plot premise as the old Japanese SciFi {{Tokusatsu}} movie ''Film/{{Atragon}}'' ''(Kaitei Gunkan)'', and the two novels that it was based upon[[note]]''The Undersea Warship'' by Shunrō Oshikawa and ''The Undersea Kingdom'' by Shigeru Komatsuzaki[[/note]]. It could be seen as a HumongousMecha show as it uses many of the genre's tropes, but with a {{Dieselpunk}} battleship instead of a robot.

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''Super Atragon'' (''Shin Kaitei Gunkan'') is a two-part anime OVA animated by Phoenix entertainment, made in 1995, with a total running time (excluding credits) of a little over 1.5 hours. It centres on a {{Phlebotinum}}-powered [[MilitaryMashupMachine submarine-battleship]] named the ''Ra''. It has the same plot premise as the old Japanese SciFi {{Tokusatsu}} movie ''Film/{{Atragon}}'' ''(Kaitei Gunkan)'', and the two novels that it was based upon[[note]]''The Undersea Warship'' by Shunrō Oshikawa and ''The Undersea Kingdom'' by Shigeru Komatsuzaki[[/note]]. It could be seen as a HumongousMecha show as it uses many of the genre's tropes, but with a {{Dieselpunk}} battleship instead of a robot.
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* LargeHam: Captain Hayate, Go, Annette and Avatar all serve up truck-loads of ham enough to [[IncrediblyLamePun sink]] the show's seriouness. [[MST3KMantra Just let it ride]] and watch more StuffBlowingUp.

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* LargeHam: Captain Hayate, Go, Annette and Avatar all serve up truck-loads truckloads of ham enough to [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} sink]] the show's seriouness. [[MST3KMantra Just let it ride]] and watch more StuffBlowingUp.



* MilitaryMashupMachine: Both the ''Ra'' and ''Liberty'' are submarine-battleships.

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* MilitaryMashupMachine: Both the ''Ra'' and ''Liberty'' are submarine-battleships.submarine battleships.
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* BadassBeard: Captain Hayate's.

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Frickin Laser Beams entry amended in accordance with this Trope Repair Shop Thread.


* EnergyWeapon: The enemy's [[WaveMotionGun powerful laser shots]]; bonus points for the "gravity lens" that bends the lasers, aiming them at targets.



* FrickinLaserBeams: The enemy's [[WaveMotionGun powerful laser shots]]; bonus points for the "gravity lens" that bends the lasers, aiming them at targets.

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The deflector shields are used several times, and are there the first time it fights.


* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands / PlotTailoredToTheParty: The ''Ra'' gains several the following new abilities with no explanation; most are shown exactly once:

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* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands / PlotTailoredToTheParty: NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: The ''Ra'' gains several shows new features in the following new abilities with no explanation; middle of fights, most are shown used exactly once:once. It is likely that the OVA was a pilot intended to be followed by later episodes, which might have seen it have a consistent power set.



** A [[DeflectorShield ''Star Trek''-like bubble shield]] capable of repelling enemies 10x the ship's size.
** [[IfItSwimsItFlies The (completely gratuitous) ability to fly]]. (Though the ''Gotengo'' of the original ''Atragon'' could as well, at least it did in ''Film/GodzillaFinalWars'')

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** A [[DeflectorShield ''Star Trek''-like bubble shield]] capable of repelling enemies 10x the ship's size.
** [[IfItSwimsItFlies The (completely gratuitous) ability to fly]]. (Though the ''Gotengo'' of the original ''Atragon'' could as well, at least it did in ''Film/GodzillaFinalWars'')



*** Given how the powers were introduced and how the story played out, the OVA might have been planned as a pilot for a follow-on TV series; this would explain the plot's continuing need to use the ''Ra'''s new ability every few minutes.
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They discover that an advanced race of [[HollowEarth subterranean dwellers]] tested humanity in 1932 with two sources of power and two emissaries. For decades the emissaries lay in a coma, but now they have awakened, and one of them has decided that humans have failed the test and must be exterminated. War machines of devastating power have risen around the world; and humanity's only hope is the ''Ra'', rebuilt in all of its big-gunned glory.

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They discover that an advanced race of [[HollowEarth subterranean dwellers]] tested humanity in 1932 with two sources of power and two emissaries. For decades the emissaries lay in a coma, but now they have awakened, and one of them has decided that humans have failed the test and must be exterminated. War machines of devastating power have risen around the world; and humanity's only hope is the ''Ra'', rebuilt in all of its big-gunned glory.
glory, with a bombastic soundtrack to match.
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The OVA ends with the ''Ra'' flying away to counter any

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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The OVA ends with the ''Ra'' flying away to counter find any more awakening weapons.

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The intro was too long, and not a good introduction.


''Super Atragon'' is a two-part anime OVA made in 1995, with a total running time (excluding credits) of a little over 1.5 hours. Technically, it is a HumongousMecha SciFi work, but the HumongousMecha here is a powerful, [[MilitaryMashupMachine submarine-battleship]] named the ''Ra''. It has the same plot premise as the old Japanese SciFi {{Tokusatsu}} movie ''Film/{{Atragon}} / Undersea Battleship'', and is technically a revival of the franchise, but the similarities end there, with the Mu Civilization and Manda (and by extension, any connection to the ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' franchise) being adapted out.

The show opens with a [[ColdOpen prologue scene]] depicting the ''Ra'' in 1945, under the Imperial Japanese flag, engaging in a classic broadside-slugging match against an enemy submarine-battleship (under the American Flag), the ''Liberty''. This scene also introduces our lead female protagonist, ''Annette'', as well as her sister ''Avatar'', her EvilCounterpart and the BigBad. This is followed by a traditional TV Show opening scene that features an awesomely epic instrumental sound track. After which, the action skips to present day Antarctica, where story kicks off proper.

The overall plot is: an advanced race of [[HollowEarth subterranean dwellers]] tested humanity by sending out two mysterious women along with two mysterious, but obscenely strong sources of power and seeing what they do with them. As this test occurred during WWII and both Japan and the U.S. obtained one of the power sources, it brought back eye-rollingly predictable results. The Subterraneans -- or at least Avatar -- decided that humanity is no longer to fit to live and enacted a plan to exterminate humanity by building a giant orbital ring that, once complete, will [[ApocalypseHow irradiate the entire surface of the Earth]]. Annette stopped this from happening in the 1940s by sending both herself and Avatar into comas, freeing the ''Ra'' to sacrifice itself to destroy the ''Liberty''. But now, both sisters have awakened. Now, the only ship capable of battling the Subterraneans' technology is the ''Ra'', rebuilt in all of its big-gunned, DieselPunk glory.

The OVA is known for being among very few animes that prominently feature a classic, 20th century-style, big-gun battleship engaged in slug-throwing combat. The bombastic soundtrack by Masamichi Amano (of ''Manga/GiantRobo'' and ''Anime/PrincessNine'' fame) is also memorable.

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''Super Atragon'' (''Shin Kaitei Gunkan'') is a two-part anime OVA made in 1995, with a total running time (excluding credits) of a little over 1.5 hours. Technically, it is It centres on a HumongousMecha SciFi work, but the HumongousMecha here is a powerful, {{Phlebotinum}}-powered [[MilitaryMashupMachine submarine-battleship]] named the ''Ra''. It has the same plot premise as the old Japanese SciFi {{Tokusatsu}} movie ''Film/{{Atragon}} / ''Film/{{Atragon}}'' ''(Kaitei Gunkan)'', and the two novels that it was based upon[[note]]''The Undersea Battleship'', Warship'' by Shunrō Oshikawa and is technically ''The Undersea Kingdom'' by Shigeru Komatsuzaki[[/note]]. It could be seen as a revival HumongousMecha show as it uses many of the franchise, genre's tropes, but the similarities end there, with the Mu Civilization and Manda (and by extension, any connection to the ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' franchise) being adapted out.

a {{Dieselpunk}} battleship instead of a robot.

The show opens with a [[ColdOpen prologue scene]] depicting the ''Ra'' in 1945, under the Imperial Japanese flag, engaging in a classic broadside-slugging broadside match against an enemy submarine-battleship (under the American Flag), submarine-battleship, the ''Liberty''. This scene also introduces our lead female protagonist, ''Annette'', as well as her sister ''Avatar'', her EvilCounterpart and After which we have the BigBad. This is followed by a traditional TV Show opening scene that features an awesomely epic instrumental sound track. After which, credits, and then the action skips to present day Antarctica, where story kicks off proper.

The overall plot is:
a mysterious black object is rising from the ice and an expedition is sent to investigate.

They discover that
an advanced race of [[HollowEarth subterranean dwellers]] tested humanity by sending out two mysterious women along in 1932 with two mysterious, but obscenely strong sources of power and seeing what two emissaries. For decades the emissaries lay in a coma, but now they do with them. As this test occurred during WWII have awakened, and both Japan and the U.S. obtained one of the power sources, it brought back eye-rollingly predictable results. The Subterraneans -- or at least Avatar -- them has decided that humanity is no longer to fit to live and enacted a plan to exterminate humanity by building a giant orbital ring that, once complete, will [[ApocalypseHow irradiate the entire surface of the Earth]]. Annette stopped this from happening in the 1940s by sending both herself and Avatar into comas, freeing the ''Ra'' to sacrifice itself to destroy the ''Liberty''. But now, both sisters humans have awakened. Now, failed the test and must be exterminated. War machines of devastating power have risen around the world; and humanity's only ship capable of battling the Subterraneans' technology hope is the ''Ra'', rebuilt in all of its big-gunned, DieselPunk glory.

The OVA is known for being among very few animes that prominently feature a classic, 20th century-style, big-gun battleship engaged in slug-throwing combat. The bombastic soundtrack by Masamichi Amano (of ''Manga/GiantRobo'' and ''Anime/PrincessNine'' fame) is also memorable.
big-gunned glory.



* AndTheAdventureContinues

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* AndTheAdventureContinuesAndTheAdventureContinues: The OVA ends with the ''Ra'' flying away to counter any



* ArtisticLicenseShips: In their effort to stuff more anti-American cliches into the show, the writers overlooked the fact that US battleships are named after states, not abstract concepts.

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* ArtisticLicenseShips: In their effort to stuff more anti-American cliches into the show, the writers overlooked the fact that US battleships are named after states, not abstract concepts.



* TheBridge: The only part of ''Ra'''s interior that is actually shown.

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* TheBridge: The only part Much of ''Ra'''s interior that is actually shown. the fighting footage show the captain giving out orders on the bridge.



* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: The captain hands his family sword to Go as a symbolic gesture, but later the sword is used to cut his bonds and save him from drowning.]]



* LimitedWardrobe: The entire cast wear their full dress uniforms/science-ey labcoats/wierd cape thingies for the entire show even when it would be impractical, such as for combat.

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* LimitedWardrobe: The entire cast wear their full dress uniforms/science-ey labcoats/wierd cape thingies for only change of clothes after the entire show even when it would be impractical, such as for combat.prologue are Annette putting on her native ceremonial clothes and Go with a pilot's suit.

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''Super Atragon'' is a two-part anime OVA made in 1995, with a total running time (excluding credits) of a little over 1.5 hours. Technically, it is a HumongousMecha SciFi work, but the HumongousMecha here is a powerful, [[MilitaryMashupMachine submarine-battleship]] named the ''Ra''. It has the same plot premise as the old Japanese SciFi {{Tokusatsu}} movie ''Film/{{Atragon}} / Undersea Battleship'', and is technically a revival of the franchise, but the similarities end there.

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''Super Atragon'' is a two-part anime OVA made in 1995, with a total running time (excluding credits) of a little over 1.5 hours. Technically, it is a HumongousMecha SciFi work, but the HumongousMecha here is a powerful, [[MilitaryMashupMachine submarine-battleship]] named the ''Ra''. It has the same plot premise as the old Japanese SciFi {{Tokusatsu}} movie ''Film/{{Atragon}} / Undersea Battleship'', and is technically a revival of the franchise, but the similarities end there.
there, with the Mu Civilization and Manda (and by extension, any connection to the ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' franchise) being adapted out.


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* AdaptedOut: Because of how protective Toho is of their characters, the kaiju Manda is completely absent.
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correcting a typo


* DontCallMeSir: Tashibana says this ver batim when Go meets him for the first time in Antarctica.

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* DontCallMeSir: Tashibana says this ver batim verbatim when Go meets him for the first time in Antarctica.
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* DontCallMeSir: Tashibana says this ver batim when Go meets him for the first time in Antartica.

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* DontCallMeSir: Tashibana says this ver batim when Go meets him for the first time in Antartica.Antarctica.



* ParentalAbandonment: Go's father was a merchant marine captain that supposedly died when his ship capsized near Antartica during Go's early childhood. Go's mother died later in life. [[spoiler: His father is Captain Hayate.]]

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* ParentalAbandonment: Go's father was a merchant marine captain that supposedly died when his ship capsized near Antartica Antarctica during Go's early childhood. Go's mother died later in life. [[spoiler: His father is Captain Hayate.]]



* UniversalDriversLicense: Go can go from antartic tracked vehicles to WWII era seaplanes with no training or control familiarization.

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* UniversalDriversLicense: Go can go from antartic antarctic tracked vehicles to WWII era seaplanes with no training or control familiarization.
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* BlindIdiotTranslation: Captain Hayate shouts, "ENGAGE!" when issuing "Fire" commands.

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* BlindIdiotTranslation: BlindIdiotTranslation:
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Captain Hayate shouts, "ENGAGE!" when issuing "Fire" commands.



* JustAStupidAccent: Annette has a British Accent in the English dub for no reason beyond the producers ensuring the lead female protagonist doesn't get mistaken for American.

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* JustAStupidAccent: JustAStupidAccent:
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Annette has a British Accent in the English dub for no reason beyond the producers ensuring the lead female protagonist doesn't get mistaken for American.



* ThisIsADrill: The huge drill mounted on the bow of the ''Ra''

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* ThisIsADrill: ThisIsADrill:
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The huge drill mounted on the bow of the ''Ra''



* WaveMotionGun: The enemies' giant black cylinders fire lasers that can cut a modern destroyer in half in a second.

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* WaveMotionGun: The enemies' giant black cylinders fire lasers that can cut a modern destroyer in half in a second.second.
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''Super Atragon'' is a short, two-part anime OVA made in 1995, with a total running time (excluding credits) of a little over 1.5 hours. Technically, it is a HumongousMecha SciFi work, but the HumongousMecha here is a powerful, [[MilitaryMashupMachine submarine-battleship]] named the ''Ra''. It has the same plot premise as the old Japanese SciFi {{Tokusatsu}} movie ''Film/{{Atragon}} / Undersea Battleship'', and is technically a revival of the franchise, but the similarities end there.

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''Super Atragon'' is a short, two-part anime OVA made in 1995, with a total running time (excluding credits) of a little over 1.5 hours. Technically, it is a HumongousMecha SciFi work, but the HumongousMecha here is a powerful, [[MilitaryMashupMachine submarine-battleship]] named the ''Ra''. It has the same plot premise as the old Japanese SciFi {{Tokusatsu}} movie ''Film/{{Atragon}} / Undersea Battleship'', and is technically a revival of the franchise, but the similarities end there.
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The OVA is known for being among very few animes that prominently feature a classic, 20th century-style, big-gun battleship engaged in slug-throwing combat. The bombastic sountrack by Masamichi Amano (of ''GiantRobo'' and ''Anime/PrincessNine'' fame) is also memorable.

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The OVA is known for being among very few animes that prominently feature a classic, 20th century-style, big-gun battleship engaged in slug-throwing combat. The bombastic sountrack soundtrack by Masamichi Amano (of ''GiantRobo'' ''Manga/GiantRobo'' and ''Anime/PrincessNine'' fame) is also memorable.
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The OVA is known for being among very few animes that prominently feature a classic, 20th century-style, big-gun battleship engaged in slug-throwing combat. The bombastic sountrack by Masamichi Amano (of ''GiantRobo'' and ''PrincessNine'' fame) is also memorable.

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The OVA is known for being among very few animes that prominently feature a classic, 20th century-style, big-gun battleship engaged in slug-throwing combat. The bombastic sountrack by Masamichi Amano (of ''GiantRobo'' and ''PrincessNine'' ''Anime/PrincessNine'' fame) is also memorable.
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''Super Atragon'' is a short, two-part anime OVA made in 1995, with a total running time (excluding credits) of a little over 1.5 hours. Technically, it is a HumongousMecha SciFi work, but the HumongousMecha here is a powerful, [[MilitaryMashupMachine submarine-battleship]] named the ''Ra''. It has the same plot premise as the old Japanese SciFi {{Tokusatsu}} movie ''{{Atragon}} / Undersea Battleship'', and is technically a revival of the franchise, but the similarities end there.

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''Super Atragon'' is a short, two-part anime OVA made in 1995, with a total running time (excluding credits) of a little over 1.5 hours. Technically, it is a HumongousMecha SciFi work, but the HumongousMecha here is a powerful, [[MilitaryMashupMachine submarine-battleship]] named the ''Ra''. It has the same plot premise as the old Japanese SciFi {{Tokusatsu}} movie ''{{Atragon}} ''Film/{{Atragon}} / Undersea Battleship'', and is technically a revival of the franchise, but the similarities end there.
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* FrickinLaserBeams: The enemy's [[WaveMotionGun powerful laser shots]]; bonus points for the "gravity lens[[hottip:*: giant orange ring]]" that bends the lasers, aiming them at targets.

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* FrickinLaserBeams: The enemy's [[WaveMotionGun powerful laser shots]]; bonus points for the "gravity lens[[hottip:*: giant orange ring]]" lens" that bends the lasers, aiming them at targets.
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** [[IfItSwimsItFlies The (completely gratuitous) ability to fly]]. (Though the ''Gotengo'' of the original ''Atragon'' could as well, at least it did in ''{{Godzilla}}: Final Wars'')

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** [[IfItSwimsItFlies The (completely gratuitous) ability to fly]]. (Though the ''Gotengo'' of the original ''Atragon'' could as well, at least it did in ''{{Godzilla}}: Final Wars'')''Film/GodzillaFinalWars'')
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* UniversalDriversLicense: Go can go from antartic tracked vehicles to WWII era seaplanes with no training or control familiarization.
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[[caption-width-right:350: [[ThisIsSPARTA Undersea-Battleship Ra, ENGAGE!!!]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350: [[ThisIsSPARTA [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Undersea-Battleship Ra, ENGAGE!!!]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: Undersea-Battleship Ra, ENGAGE!!!]]

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[[caption-width-right:350: [[ThisIsSPARTA Undersea-Battleship Ra, ENGAGE!!!]]
ENGAGE!!!]]]]
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* DontCallMeSir: Tashibana says this ver batim when Go meets him for the first time in Antartica.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[ThisIsSPARTA Undersea-Battleship Ra, ENGAGE!!!]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[ThisIsSPARTA [[caption-width-right:350: Undersea-Battleship Ra, ENGAGE!!!]]]]
ENGAGE!!!]]



* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Captain Hayate is prone to saying his CatchPhrase this way, "UNDERSEA-BATTLESHIP ''RA'', '''ENGAGE!!!'''



* ThisIsSPARTA: Captain Hayate is prone to saying his CatchPhrase this way, "UNDERSEA-BATTLESHIP ''RA'', '''ENGAGE!!!'''
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* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands / EigenPlot: The ''Ra'' gains several the following new abilities with no explanation; most are shown exactly once:

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* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands / EigenPlot: PlotTailoredToTheParty: The ''Ra'' gains several the following new abilities with no explanation; most are shown exactly once:

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